The sequence of regulatory events in the sporulation control network of Physarum polycephalum analysed by time-resolved somatic complementation of mutants

Protist

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-400

  Marwan, Wolfgang ^a   Starostzik, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHONDROMYCES; PHYSARUM; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036971856     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/14344610260450127     Document Type: Article

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